Kircher Park is a small park in Eureka, Missouri that hosts a short, recreational 9-hole disc golf course. This is the last disc golf course along I-44 in the St. Louis region, and a good course for newer players to get their feet wet with the game.

Kircher Park's location is about as accessible as a disc golf course can be off of a highway. Kircher is on William's Road, and is the first thing you'll run into when you take exit 265 on I-44 East. Folks coming from St. Louis will actually be told by their GPA to make a U-turn at Rt. 109 to take this exit on the East side of the highway. While there aren't any restaurants or gas stations by the park, the exit most folks will take for the U-turn has plenty of options if you need gas or a snack.

Park Amenities are nice and in good shape at Kircher Park, many of which are ADA accessible. In addition to disc golf, this park has a playground and two shelters that are reservable, and come complete with grills. The parking lot provides plenty of parking, and you'll find a bathroom and water fountain next to the lot. Perhaps the most used part of this park is the trail system that runs through it. Eureka has an abundance of smaller parks along with the larger Route 66 State Park across the highway, and between Eureka's trail system and the connection to the Meramec Greenway, you'll likely see plenty of trail users during a round here. The disc golf course doesn't really come close to the trails, paths, or other park uses except for hole 4, but it's easy to spot trail users and wait for them to pass if you aren't confident about avoiding a shanked throw off the tee. This park used to have a small gauge railroad in the back part of the park which made the course unplayable once a month, but this railroad seems to have been removed with only the rocks that the rails went along remaining. While this makes the course more consistently available, it's disappointing to see such a unique feature removed. You can see that there was a full rail system when you look at the course map on here; I'd love to know if this railroad is getting renovated or is gone for good.

Course Equipment at Kircher is in good shape. The baskets look like oder Gateway Titans, but they still work great. The course now has 9 concrete tee pads in place of the previous tees, making for 1 tee pad n each hole instead of the previous 2. The pads were all nice with good footing during my round. The signage is in good shape, and includes hole number, par (all are 3s), and distance, along with OB information. There aren't graphics of pictures of the hole layouts on the tee signs, but only hole 6 isn't immediate visible from the tee (it's around the corner to the right).

Course design at Eureka Park is very beginner friendly, and about as good as you can expect given the land provided. The park is relatively small for a 9-hole disc golf course, and while there are some spots where a longer hole could have been installed, but this course instead incorporates eight holes that sit mostly between 190 and 275 feet long, with the longest hole being hole 2 at 330 feet. Most of the holes straight, and use a mix of mature trees and other natural obstacles to encourage some different lines to each basket. The course is pretty easy to navigate, with only hole 4 providing a chance to get lost - after hole 3, go past the gate to the right, and then follow the tree line to the right to the opening to hole 4's tee. Once you realize there are 2 sections to the park, the course is easy to find your way around.

While this course is short and beginner friendly, there is some variety when it comes to the best shot for each hole. If you can throw dead straight, then seven of the holes pretty straightforward. That being said, holes 1, 4, 5, and 6 all have some obstacles on the right side of the fairway that make forehands for right handed players more accessible, with 8 potentially falling into that category too. Many of the holes on this course are also just as accessible with a backhand for right handed players though, but this course is surprising in how much it may encourage different throws given how open the course plays overall.

Course difficulty at Kircher Park is very beginner friendly. If you have 300-foot distance, every hole on this course is gettable for a birdie with a little shot shaping ability, with many holes providing ace run opportunities for most players. Beginners will find this course to be a great option for learning the game, as the woods along 4, 5, and 6 being the only real opportunity to lose discs if you really throw off target. With different holes favoring different shot types, this is a good course to learn how to throw both backhands and forehands accurately in that 200 to 300-foot distance. Intermediate players will find some of the shots here fun, and will have a generally stress free round full of birdie opportunities.

Kircher Park's location, while convenient in some ways, is also out of the way when considering the St. Louis area as a whole. If you want to try and connect this course with others in a single day, the nearest courses are all about 18 minutes away without considering traffic. While that's not too bad of a drive, Kircher is far less convenient than most other courses in the area. It looks like Forrest Hills DGC, which is also in Eureka, is currently closed, which emphasizes this disconnect. I remember playing in a 9-hole iron man tournament in the past that used Kircher and 3 other 9 holes in one day, so it is doable to play this course with others - just not the most convenient for a casual day.

Parts of this course showed signs of holding water and mud for prolonged periods of time. The area in front of hole 4 was especially bad, and it's clear that this spot stays muddy long after it rains. Hole 1 also has some water along its right side that looks like it can make that side of the fairway troublesome. Other grassy areas around the course showed some signs of holding water too, so be cautious around this course after it rains. The Meramec River is also not too far from this course, and has been known to flood pretty easily, so I wonder if this park has that issue after larger rain accumulation like other parts of Eureka have had.

While the course is great for beginners, the course design at Kircher will leave most players wanting more. The shorter holes will get old for many players, making the replays of this course less desirable. It's kind of a shame too, because whole this park is relatively small, there are places where longer holes could have been incorporated. The most glaring example has to be hole 5, given the longer than necessary walk from the basket of hole 4 to the tee of hole 5. Making this hole longer would up the difficulty a bit for at least one hole. There're other spots in the back part of the park that seem like they could have held an additional or longer hole as well, though I know a lot of the area in the underutilized part of this park section had a lot of train tracks. Making some of the holes a little longer to incorporate more obstacles would make for a more challenging and fun round of golf without making the course less accessible to newer players. For now, the course plays very easy and basic as a whole, and I imagine many players in the St. Louis area don't make their way out to this park too often, myself included.

Overall, Kircher Park is a nice, short rec course that newer players will enjoy learning the game at. While it's replay-ability is not the highest compared to many other courses in the area, there were a couple other groups here that last time I played Kircher, so it does get some good traffic from disc golfers and other park goers.

If you're visiting the area, there are numerous other courses I'd recommend before Kircher. That being said, if you are traveling along I-44, it's hard to beat a quick 9-hole that will have you back on the highway 30 minutes after you pull over to play a quick round. If you're nearby, it's worth a stop to check out and cross off your list.

Typical city park course with mature trees, two sets of tees, adequate signage, and a decent flow to it.

Most of the holes had some type of basket protection, utilizing the trees.

Couple of holes come to mind...
#4- Small window to get your tee shot through, that gets smaller when you move back to the longer tee.
#5- Dog leg right with solid protection. (Sign is totally wrong- distances were 141 ft from red; 195 from white by my pace)
#6 Longer dog leg right. and
#9 Big pine in the fairway that will make you think through your shot selection.

Several other groups out on this beautiful mid- November Sunday!!

Grass tee pads- some smoother than others.
Sign on #5 wrong- must have changed the hole somewhere along the line.
Sign on #9 missing.

Next to last course I needed to play to get all the St Louis courses checked off....
Wasn't expecting much after reading through the previous reviews, but it actually wasn't bad.
My 13 y/o daughter and I played two rounds through the course and had an enjoyable afternoon....
Concrete pads and updated signage could move this to a "3" at max. Not much else to move it to a "wow" course but I could see playing it frequently if I lived closer.

Kircher Park is a nice little park with restrooms, playground, picnic area and a popular walking trail. It's clean, very flat and has a narrow entrance to a back half of the park that holds the final six holes of the course as well as a miniature railroad track that circles that part of the park, probably in a 1/4 mile track.

The disc gold course has natural pads. These pads are marked by two little red bricks in the grass. I found some and probably stepped over a few. They are becoming slightly worn and a little rutted through use. There are very basic metal signs. The baskets are Gateway triple chain models painted a dull red color.

The course is just slightly tougher than a Pitch & Putt variety. I would label it as an easy recreational course. The tee signs list Pars as consistent with Middle School Play so you'll be hunting for Eagles if you want to follow the listed pars on the signs. There's very little in the way of obstacles, perhaps a tree or two on most holes, making the course ideal for beginners, families, teens, wives, or us old guys.

Holes 1, 2 and 3 play in the first part of the park. Then you move to the back part of the park and play 4 thru 8 around the park and RR tracks in a counter clockwise before coming back and finishing your round with # 9 which plays back towards the parking lot and bathrooms.

The holes are kind of short and flat (average 250') with few obstacles in your way.

When train is running one Saturday a month, there will be crowds in the park.

Tee pads are not well marked.

Slightly confusing layout, crossing bridge after # 3 to get to # 4. And then crossing bridge again to get back to # 9.

Even though this little course was not particular challenging, I found it to be a pretty enjoyable little throw. It was fun chasing those eagles (#1 a 226' Par 4) if not the ACES. If you're looking for bigger challenges in your life, there's plenty of intermediate courses in the St. Louis area. If you live close and just want to catch a quick fun round, this might be the course for you!

Short friendly, clean
nice baskets
well maintained park
beginner friendly

no teepads
not a challenging course

I just moved nearby and this course is a great for field work. It's usually empty except a few joggers. It would be nice if there were better markings and teepads and benches but I appreciate the time and effort made to put in and maintain this friendly 9er. I can go somewhere else if i want a more demanding round. Here I can practice a variety of shots without fear of losing any...

It is a nice short and open course. The holes aren't too long so it is good for a beginner. Good course to learn your throws or practice your putts because it's not very busy. Pretty difficult to lose a disc unless its on a roof or in a tree.

This would be a boring course for someone who plays alot. It's not very long, you can get away with a fairway driver and a putter here. Few obstacles, just a playground, pavillion, and outhouse.

Fine course if you are looking to learn or teach. Also if you just want to get out and throw.

It's a nice recreational course. The layout utilizes the park space well, there are no conflicts with other park users and none of the holes cross each other. The tees are spaced far enough away from the last basket that you will not be hit with an approach shot, but still close enough that you can see them. The tees are dirt marked with painted blocks, but the blocks have been maintained and are easy to find. The layout makes good use of the few trees in the park, creating some challenge despite the flat terrain. The park is very well maintained, has a nice large parking lot, restrooms, and a nice playground and pavilion.. It's a nice park to take the whole family to.

The holes are short. The holes offer several routes to the pin, so it's not very technical either. Holes # 1-# 3 flow well, but the next tee you come to is for hole # 9. You have to cross a bridge to get to hole # 4. It is not too bad as you can see # 4 from # 9's tee, but it can be confusing. # 4 is a very short hole, and there is a long walk between the basket for # 4 and the white tee for # 5. This space could have been used to either push back the basket for # 4, or move the white tee for # 5 into a 500 ft position. Given that the basket for # 5 is already protected by a gauntlet of trees, this extra distance would give the course one challenging hole. The tee signs mark all shots over 200 ft as "Par 4" and hole # 5 as a "Par 5." Wishful thinking, as they are all easily par 3's. There is one turnover shot (hole 6) and the rest of the course is hyzer city.

There is a small gauge railroad track in the park. When the railroad guys bring out their toys, it's fun to watch!

I take my daughters with me to this park. It is nice and quiet, the course is good for them to learn on and there is a nice playground for us to frolic on after we are done with disc golf. It's a great place to take your family.

UPDATE: AS of 2019 the course has concrete tee pads and new tee signs. As I recall it originally had multiple tees but now there is just the one tee per hole. It's still a nice, short recreational course for fun rounds.